Engineer Social Media
Resume:
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Eddie Meza
Professional Summary
Innovative Music & Talent Kids & Family Executive bringing
comprehensive background in Talent & Music. Builds high-performing teams. Looking for a new role with long term potential. Work History
Nickelodeon - Director of Music & Talent
Burbank, CA
04/2013 - 04/2020
-Work with and maintained a database of composers, music supervisors.
-Cast VO talent, narrators, and musicians
-Facilitate the hiring of songwriters and composers to create original music for Nickelodeon & Nick Jr. properties, including main titles, underscore, episodic songs, and promos.
-Develop and manage production for a world-class listening experience, using internal and external resources
-Pitched episode ideas and created them from idea to reality.
-Negotiate rates for talent, writers, editors
- Assist producers in the determination of music budgets
- Oversee the contract, payment, and file delivery process for all original music
- Coordinate writing and recording sessions
- Support the department's digital music releases and maintain relationship with streaming label
-Launched Nick Radio in Partnership with Iheart Radio
-Launched Nickelodeon's first ever Playlist on Apple Music
-Managed freelancers for external video and audio shoots.
-Find, liaise and coordinate work with third party production company
-Work with editors to edit and mix content
-Acted as point of contact for all recording sessions.
-Collaborate with other internal teams, including tech and artist/label relations to ensure that content remains timely and best-in-class
-Managed The day to day both short term and long term of music as it lives on Nickelodeon.
-Managed production schedules with confidence to ensure timely and high quality episode delivery.
-Consulted with directors and producers to determine placement of *********@*****.***
5543 Saint Ann Avenue, Cypress, CA
90630
Skills
Avid Pro Tools Certified
Experience in working with talent and
managers
Strong editorial judgment
Kid & Family Friendly expertise.
Excellent relationships in Social Media
Business with contacts at Instagram,
Facebook, Snapchat etc..
Avid Certified in Post Production
Avid Certified in Pro Tools
Pro Tools/Avid certified audio and Post
Production.
Configure Studio and Studio Sessions.
Knowledge of QuickTime
Microsoft Outlook
Experienced in Voice-overs, commercial
writing.
Live sessions
Budgeting
Experience in Adobe Premiere, Photoshop
Education
Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
NA: Communications/RadioProduction
-Board Operation Training
-Pre-Production Training
-Network Collaboration
musical cues and coordinate artistic vision.
-Maintained relationship with Managers & record labels
-Provided on-site management & expertise at talent Recording sessions. as well as Maintained relationships with artists, managers, record labels and other music business areas.
-Picked and cleared all music relating to Kids Choice Awards & Kids Choice Sports Awards
-Worked closely with show engineers and video editors for awards shows.
-Produced and built out all music playlists for all lines of business, events, & international recreation partners such as MOA & Punta Cana Hotel Resorts and Nickelodeon Flagship Stores as well as external partners.
-Worked with cue sheets relating to music placement
-Basic knowledge of publishing & Licensing as related to music & TV
-Acted as Liaison across all lines of business, as it relates to Music with the channel.
-Stay on top of new music trends, locally and internationally.
-Worked directly with SVP & VP to implement strategies for Music and long-term plans as it pertains to music on Channel
-Maintained an up-to-date, searchable music library database.
-Pro Tools/Avid Certified
-Liaison between Executive Producers and talent managers for all talent needs.
Audio Engineer/Production Freelance - Freelancer
Cypress California
11/2005 - 03/2013
-Record, mixing and editing sound.
-Maintenance/ calibration of studio equipment.
-Studio/Live recording engineer.
-Music composition, productiona and arranging on daily basis.
-Produce/Engineer/Mixer for Various Artists.
-Produce Radio ID's/Sound Design for Various Radio Stations.
-Run Live Sound at various events and live shows.
-Post production balancing,mixing and editing and enhancing of pre-recorded audio.
KPWR/Power 106 FM - Programming Assistant/On Air Mixer Burbank California
01/2000 - 10/2005
-Assist in booking Artist for daily radio shows
-Book Talent for all radio concerts in L.A. & New York Sister Station
-Book celebrities for daily radio shows.
-Mix and Produce radio programs.
-Write, Voice and produce weekly radio show.
-Voice-Over work.
-Help program sister station Hot 97 in New York.
KPWR/Power 106 FM Los Angeles - Marketing And Promotions Assistant
-Applications for Music Production
2013
Audiograph International
Santa Monica, CA
Pro Tools Operator/Certifaction and Post
Production Operator Certified
-Certified in Pro Tools 101,110,110 and
Post Production Certified.
-Learned Digital Audio and MIDI
Concepts.
-Completed Pro Tools Menu explanation
and application.
-Recording and Loading Tracks.
-Managing & Editing Audio and Video
Clips.
-Elastic Audio Techniques.
-Applications for Music Production.
-Applications for Post Prodcution.
-Mixing using Real Time Plug-ins,
Audiosuite and External effets
proccessors.
-Mixing Automation.
-Synchronization between Pro Tools and
external machines.
-Worked on VO5 TV Commercial for
Class Project.
-Analyze different types of sound effects
needed for a project.
-Created Multi-Layer sound effects
-Editing of Movies and Tv Commercials
-Learned how to spot,edit and assemble
dialogue and mixing and prepping audio
for film and television.
-Record and edit ADR
Certifications
Pro Tools Certified in Audio and Post
Production.
Burbank California
01/1996 - 01/2000
-As a Marketing and Promotions Assitant I was responsible for working on location at Radio Station events, Live Broadcasts as well as interacting with listeners.
-Execute radio stations live broadcast/remotes as needed.
-Maintain safe operation of company vehicles, prizes, promotional equipment on a daily basis.
-Execute radio station promotional activities at event locations including set-up and take down of sound systems.
-Write notes and provide recaps from weekly programming and promotion meetings.
-Write broadcast and online contest copy and administer contest execution
-Perform as primary liason between contest winners and radio station.
-Develop proposals for station prizes, movie screenings, concerts and on air prizing.
-Work closely with Major Motion Picture companies and execute movie screenings for radio station.
Accomplishments
● Verified Nick Radio Social Platforms within 24 hours
● Responsible for Nick Radios Biggest launch of Youtube Channel. Co initiated and launched Nick Radio, the #1 digital station launch for iHeart radio and top 10 since inception
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Initiated launch of Nickelodeon playlist on Apple Music as well as Programming and Maintaining
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Secured acts and produced music as well as edits on Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards & Kids Choice Sports Awards
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Secured acts and produced music as well as edits on Nickelodeon Halo Awards
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Along with music programming and talent relations, I designed and directed strategies to
promote artists. I liaised between the company, musicians, agents/managers, and record labels
to seamlessly manage the production process
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● Personal dj for President Obama for reelection campaign Go to DJ & Music consultant for List of celebrities including Kobe Bryant, Niki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Chris Paul, Hope Solo and many more
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